Through educational programs on proper sanitation and the construction of latrines, villages in which OVP operates continue to be free from cholera.
Sierra Leone, along with much of Western Africa, is in the midst of the worst cholera epidemic to afflict the area in fifteen years. Existing health Read More

A familiar face to OVP, Aaron Ackerman, recently arrived in Sierra Leone. He received a warm welcome from the communities and a touching thank you from the Catholic Parish Council. He would like to pass on their message to everyone who has made OVP’s mission possible.
Dear Friends, I have arrived Read More

Profile: Saidu Konneh
College scholarship recipient and OVP Community Teacher Saidu Konneh shares his journey from his family farm to teacher training college. I did not expect that I would be able to continue my education beyond high school. Though I wanted to continue to the college level, my Read More

Villager Mohamed Fofana has lived through colonialism, independence from Britain, a brutal civil war, and the difficult post-conflict period. Here, he recounts the struggles of the war and shares the impact OVP has had in rebuilding his home village of Foindu.
My name is Mohamed Fofana. I Read More

A new program designed by community members provides the villages with access to critical goods that would be otherwise inaccessible. The Kenema Items program transports goods such as building supplies, rice, and tools from distant Kenema for resale in the villages. Foindu villager Zainab Sheriff Read More

OVP's Program Manager, Aaron Ackerman, writes about his upcoming transition within the organization.
This July, I will move to rural Sierra Leone for two years to continue my work with OneVillage Partners. Our current Field Officer, Kari Foley, will be finishing her time in the villages this Read More

Keri Lambert, a junior from Amherst College, served as a OneVillage Partners in-village intern during the summer of 2011. She lived in the village of Foindu, staying with Agriculture Agent Ngombu Amara and his family. She worked on rice swamp development, household management trainings, and training Read More

Ten days ago I thought I was going to die. After three days of severe bleeding, I was rushed from my small village of Jokibu to the government hospital in Kenema—the third largest city in Sierra Leone. I was only conscious for ten minutes of the two hour motorbike ride. I woke in the Read More

During the past sixteen months in Sierra Leone, Baindu has been a second mother to me. She cooks for me, laughs with me, cries with me, hugs me, and cares for me when I am sick. Baindu has served this role for countless other interns and travelers in the past. I was devastated when I found out she Read More

Keep fighting to get better soon. You are an amazing woman and the world is a better place with you in it.
I love you so much. Thank you for helping to cook all of those amazing meals when I lived in Jokibu. You mean so much to me, and are a big reason that I love Sierra Leone so much. Read More